Mark Sway

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Mark Sway is the young, streetwise boy protagonist of John Grisham's legal thriller "The Client," whose accidental knowledge of a mob-related secret puts him in grave danger and at the center of a high-stakes legal battle.

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Mark Sway canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Client
linked to: The Client (novel)
appearsInAdaptation The Client (1994 film)
appearsInGenre legal thriller
associatedWithTheme child endangerment
legal ethics
witness protection
centralConflict whether to reveal the mob secret
createdBy John Grisham
firstAppearance The Client (1993 novel)
linked to: The Client (novel)
genreContext crime fiction
suspense fiction
hasAge young boy
hasCitizenship United States (fictional)
hasFamilyName Sway
hasGivenName Mark
hasKnowledgeOf mob-related secret
hasMother Dianne Sway
hasOccupation student
hasRelative Dianne Sway
Ricky Sway
hasRole protagonist
hasSibling Ricky Sway
hasTrait streetwise
interactsWith Reggie Love
Roy Foltrigg
involvedIn high-stakes legal battle
isInDanger grave danger
isTargetOf organized crime
narrativeFunction child witness
portrayedBy Brad Renfro
protagonistOf The Client
linked to: The Client (novel)
protectedBy FBI (in story context)
linked to: FBI special agents
residesIn trailer park (in story)
seeks legal protection
seeksHelpFrom Reggie Love
settingOfStory Memphis, Tennessee
threatenedBy Barry Muldanno
the mob

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The Client mainCharacter Mark Sway
Reggie Love hasClient Mark Sway
Reggie Love protects Mark Sway